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Month: August 2020

Uber, Lyft could shut down starting Thursday unless appeals court steps in

Uber and Lyft officials have threatened to shut down their ride-hailing services in California at midnight Thursday night in response to a court ruling requiring drivers to be classified as employees instead of independent contractors. The companies have been fighting the change, which comes as a result of the passage of Assembly Bill 5 that took effect Jan.

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Registrar of Voters releases details on how upcoming election will be handled

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters released details on the new election model for the upcoming November elections. According to the Registrar’s office, there will be 80 secure Ballot Drop-Offlocations across the county that will be available starting on Oct. 5. There will also be nearly 120 Voter Assistance Centers throughout RiversideCounty. Residents will be

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DSUSD hopes day 2 of school goes better than day 1 after tech connection issues reported

Desert Sands Unified School District started the new school year on Wednesday, August 19 at a distance. Some technical connection issues were reported by the district. A message to students reported problems with StudentVue and restricted access to documents and assignments.  StudentVue links for Zoom meetings were also having issues.  The school district’s technology department

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Armed kidnapping suspect last seen in Mecca taken into custody

UPDATE: The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday night that the suspect has been taken into custody. There was no information on his arrest, but county jail records reveal that he was been booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on Thursday at approximately 7:49 p.m. 🚨𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝘆. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/g7eWrDTBWJ— Riverside County

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